Falsification Of Rapid Test, Civil Servants And Nurses In North Sumatra Can Be Sued By Layered Articles

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JAKARTA - A rapid test result letter is an absolute requirement when traveling outside the city using public transportation modes. However, certain parties actually used it by faking it to reap huge profits.

They are two people from North Sumatra MAP (30) and EWT (49). Both of them have done this forgery already and over and over again. On Friday, June 26, both were arrested.

This case was revealed when there were findings at the checkpoint, to be precise at the Sibolga crossing. Based on these findings, the police moved and investigated.

Head of Sub-Section for Public Relations of the Sibolga Police, Iptu R Sormin said, from the results of the investigation, information was obtained about the origin of the fake rapid test result. So, his party immediately took action or arrested the perpetrators in different places.

"The perpetrator with the initials MAP was arrested in Central Tapanuli and the perpetrator with the initials EWT in Sibolga," said Sormin, Sunday, June 28.

From the examination, EWT is an employee at the Pandan public hospital (RSU) who is registered as a PNS. Meanwhile, MAP is a nurse at the clinic.

In forging letters, they always do it at MAP's workplace, namely in the Yakin Sehat clinic, Sarudik District, Tapanuli Tengah.

From the arrest, a number of evidence that was suspected of being related to the forgery of the results of the report test was immediately secured.

"The evidence that is secured is 52 photocopies of clinical Pathology laboratory results, 24 copies of clinical Pathology laboratory results, 43 used syringes, 1 sheet of laboratory examination yellow paper, 1 used rapid test kit, 2 new syringes, 1 pair of gloves. rubber hands, "said Sormin.

There is an opportunity

Criminal Law Observer from Al Azhar University, Suparji Ahmad said, the emergence of cases of falsification of the rapid test results was due to an opportunity. Because, in handling the letter properly, it takes a long time and is quite a long process.

So, people are looking for practical steps to make the letter. That way, an intention or action that violates the law appears, such as the actions of the two actors.

"There is a desire from the community to make it easier. Then from there appear the people who use it," said Suparji.

In addition, it is difficult to reveal the forgery, said Suparji, due to mutually beneficial factors. So, the perpetrator or the user or the community will not open or disseminate the information to just anyone.

The reason is that service users or the public will find it difficult to find other people who can forge the letter. Because, this letter is very important in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

"Because everyone benefits from each other, it will be difficult for other people to know. Or even certain people know (the forgery, red)," said Suparji.

Regardless of the factors that influenced the emergence of counterfeiting, said Suparji, the actions of the two perpetrators could be dragged down by article layers, namely, criminal law and health law.

"Can be charged with Article 263 of the Criminal Code and Law number 36 of 2009," said Suparji.